Molotov Remembers: Inside Kremlin Politics (2025)

: Molotov remains an "unregenerate Stalinist," offering insights into the Nazi-Soviet pact, the collectivization of peasant farms, and the liquidation of the "kulaks".

Molotov Remembers: Inside Kremlin Politics is an invaluable historical document that provides a rare, firsthand look into the inner workings of the Soviet Union from its earliest days through the height of the Cold War.

The book is not a traditional memoir but a collection of 139 conversations between Vyacheslav Molotov—one of the most powerful and long-serving Soviet leaders—and the Russian writer Felix Chuev. These interviews took place over a 17-year period between 1969 and Molotov’s death in 1986.

: Molotov remains an "unregenerate Stalinist," offering insights into the Nazi-Soviet pact, the collectivization of peasant farms, and the liquidation of the "kulaks".

Molotov Remembers: Inside Kremlin Politics is an invaluable historical document that provides a rare, firsthand look into the inner workings of the Soviet Union from its earliest days through the height of the Cold War. Molotov Remembers: Inside Kremlin Politics

The book is not a traditional memoir but a collection of 139 conversations between Vyacheslav Molotov—one of the most powerful and long-serving Soviet leaders—and the Russian writer Felix Chuev. These interviews took place over a 17-year period between 1969 and Molotov’s death in 1986. : Molotov remains an "unregenerate Stalinist